Shock-former attachment for binders.



J. E. MILLER.

SHOCK FORMER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDEBS;

APPLICATION FILED .IAN.27. 1914.

1,155,608. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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COLUMBIA WM C07. WASHINGTON, D. c.

I. E. MILLER. SHOCK FORMER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS. APPLICATION FILED JAN.2?. I914.

1,155,603; Patented Oct. 5,1915.

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cow-nu WRAP C0,, WASHINGTON, D. C.

J. E. MILLER.

SHOCK FORMER ATTACHMENT FOR BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.27. I914.

1,155,603.- Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

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JACK n MILLER, or c E oRNE, TEXAS.

SHOCK-FORMER ATTACHMENT roe BINDEBS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Application filed January 27, 1914. Serial No. 814,723.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACK E. MrnLER, a citizen of'the United States, residing at Oleburne, in the county of Johnson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shock-Former Attachments for Binders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved attachment for a binder which will hold a number of bundles of grain and which will then deposit the bundles of grain upon a field'in aset-up position, thus forming a shock.

One of the objects of the invention is to so construct the "attachment that the receptacle may be held in a vertical position while being filled and then moved to a horizontal position order to permit the bundles of grain to pass out of the recep tacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for dropping the bundles into the receptacle and evenly distributing the bundles in the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for holding the side walls of the receptacle in a position to clamp the bundles whilethe receptacle is being filled and to then move the side WHllSiO a position to release the bundleswhen the receptacle is moved to a lowered position.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for holding the supporting fingers which constitute the bot: tom of the receptacle in a closed position while the receptacle is being filled and then move the fingers to an open position after the receptacle has been lowered to permit the bundles to pass out of the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for conveying the bundles from the binder to the receptacle in which they are passed.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is aside elevation of the attachment with one of the ground wheels removed; Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the'receptacle; Fig. l is a fragmentary perspective view of the receptacle with the side wall in a position te elainp the bundlesiFig. 5 is a perspective view of side walliFig. 6 is a. fragmentary perspective view showing the means for operating the supporting fingers.

The frame 10 of this attachment is supported at its forward end by the caster wheel 11 and at its rear end portion by the wheels 12 which are carried by the axle 13.

A housing 14 for the bundle-carrying receptacle is provided at the rear end of the frame 10 and carries means for conveying the bundles to the receptacle and distributing them in the receptacle.

An endless conveyer 15 which carries bundle-engaging fingers or hooks 16 passes around sprocket wheels 17 which are carried bythe brackets 18 and 19 and is 0perated by a suitable chain leading from the binder and passing around the sprocket wheel 20 mounted upon the shaft 21 which carries the lower sprocket wheels 17.

A guide or chute 22 is pivotally mounted in the supports 23 and 24 and is positioned above the housing 14 so that the bundles may be guided as they pass into the receptacle and'thus evenly distributed.

A link 25 is carried by the chute 22 and eccentrioally connected with the disk 26 mounted upon the shaft 27. This shaft 27 carries a sprocket wheel 28 so that rotary motion will be transmitted from the shaft 29 which carries the upper sprocket wheels 17 to the shaft 27 by means of a sprocket chain 30 which passes around the sprocket wheels 28 and 31. As the bundles are formed by the binder, they are caught by the hooks 16 and carried upwardly and deposited upon the incline 32. When the bundles fall upon the incline 32 they roll down the incline and drop into the chute 22 and through this chute into the receptacle. This chute 22 is continually in motion and therefore the bundles will be evenly distributed in the receptacle thus filling the receptacle and preventing the receptacle from being filled upon one side and not filled upon the other.

The receptacle 33 is formed almost entirely of rod metal and has its rods which form its frame bent to form eyes 34: through which the axle 13 passes to pivotally mount the receptacle and thus permit the receptacle to be swung from the raised position shown in Fig. 1 to the dotted line position shown in this figuref Partitions 35 areprovided so that the receptacle will be divided into three sections thus separating the bundles of grain and preventing the bundles from becoming tangled; Side walls 36'are-pivotally connected with the corner rods 37 of the 'receptacle by means of the links 38 engaging the hinge elements 39. Levers 40 have their lower arms 41 slidably mounted in the slots 42 of the cam strips 43 and have their upper arms 44 provided with elongatedslots 45 in which the pins 46 carried by the swinging side walls 36 are slidably mounted.

- The closures 47 are formed from fingers A as shown in Fig. 6.

It will thus be seen that when the receptacle is moved by means of the cable the levers 40 and 53 will be guided by means of the cam strips 43 and to open or close the doors and move the side walls to compress or release the bundles of grain which are in the receptacle.

The operation of this machine is as follows: As the grain is formed into bundles the binder which is not shown, the bundles are engaged by the hooks 16 and carried to the incline 32. The bundles roll down the incline into the distributing chute 22 and will pass through this chute into the receptacle and fall down upon the doors 47. It is, of course, understood that when the receptacle is being filled, it is in the raised po sition shown in Fig. 1. After the receptacle has been filled, the operator by grasping the cable 55 can swing the receptacle to a lowered position indicated by dotted lines and the grain can then pass out of the receptacle. As this receptacle is moved to a lowered position, the side walls will be swung outwardly to release the grain from the pressure which was applied when the receptacle was in a raised position to prevent the bundles from accidentally falling out of the receptacle and the doors 47 will be swung outwardly, thus permitting free passage of the bundles of grain out of the receptacle. After the receptacle has been lowered, the machine is driven forwardly and the bottoms of the bundles will engage the ground be automaticallyswung to a closed position and the receptacle will then be ready to be refilled. i i What is claimed is: V 1. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, a receptacle pivotally carried by said frame, pivotally mounted 7 the contents of said receptacle whenthe same is moved to a discharging position, and means for mov ng said receptacle to a discharging position.

.. 2. Aniachine of thechar'acter'described comprising a frame, a receptacle pivotally carried by said frame, pivotally mounted side walls for said receptacle, cam strips carried by said frame, levers slidably connected with said cam strips and havingtheir free end portions provided with longitudinally-extending slots, pins carried by said walls and mounted in the slots of said levers, means forfeedingthematerial into said receptacle, means for moving said receptacle to a discharging position, the cam strips moving said levers to swingsaid side walls to a position to release the contents of said receptacle when the receptacle is moved to a discharging position, doors carried by said receptacle, and means for opening said doors whensaid receptacle is moved to a discharging position r 3. A machine of the characterdescribed comprising a frame, a receptacle pivotally carried by said frame, end doors pivotally carried by said receptacle, a cam strip carried by said frame, levers slidably connected with said doors and slidably connected with said cam strips for causing said doors to be swung open when said receptacle is swung downwardly to a position for discharging thecontents thereof, means for feeding material into said receptacle, and means for moving said receptacle to a discharging position.

4. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, a receptacle movably carried by said frame, end doors movably carried by said receptacle, cam elements carried by said frame, actuating means for said doors slidably connected with said cam elements for causing said doors to move to an open position when said receptacle is moved to a discharging position, and means for moving said receptacle to a discharging position.

5. A machine of the character described com risin a. frame a rece tacle movabl carried by said frame, movably mounted side walls forming part of said receptacle, cam elements carried by said frame, actuating means for said side Walls slidably con- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature nected with said side Walls and slidabiy conin presence of two Witnesses. nected With said cam elements, for causing said side Walls to be moved to a releasing JACK MILLER position when said receptacle is moved to a Witnesses:

discharging position, and means for moving LEE HINDs,

said receptacle to a discharging position. M. L. MILLER.

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